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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-3a814ee20bd3eeac. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持 牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持 [mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 , quan2 ping2 lu:4 ye4 fu2 chi2] /Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others./Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.
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Other forms in these source records: 牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持
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